{"id":63,"date":"2016-07-26T19:15:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passit.ca\/real-estate-pulse\/?p=63"},"modified":"2019-02-16T01:43:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T01:43:54","slug":"no-tricks-exam-questions-are-just-carefully-crafted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passit.ca\/real-estate-pulse\/no-tricks-exam-questions-are-just-carefully-crafted\/","title":{"rendered":"No Tricks! Exam Questions are Just Carefully Crafted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may hear this when speaking with some OREA students:\u00a0<em>I failed because the questions were tricky!<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>They&#8217;re just trying to trick us!<\/em> <br><br>A trick is an intended scheme to deceive. That&#8217;s the last thing an exam tester wants to do. Clarity and precision is very important to ensure that the question is reliable. Building effective exam questions is a real skill. 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